When you get two data people into a room with a course map, an elevation chart, and a crazy idea – a few hours and beers later you just might get a well-calculated, ambitions plan. That’s exactly what happened a few days before Oregon Coast 50k this past weekend.
When Katy’s brother, Mitch, let us know he was visiting for Labor Day Weekend, we started asking “which thing should we do?”
However, before we know it, we ended up asking “which thing can we do?”
Trip planning at a brewery always results in epic and creative adventures.
The best place to view fireworks on 4th of July is from a volcano. (we’ve stuck with this plan 3 years in a row – year 1 year 2)
The PCT, going north from Snoqualmie Pass until whenever you choose to turn around, is quickly becoming one of my favorite runs. It’s beautiful ridge running with awesome views into the mountains and valleys of the central cascades.
The pacific northwest has been stuck in a pretty rough heat wave lately, with temps in the upper 80s. It’s definitely in contrast to our usual June temperatures, which we PNW-ers both begrudgingly and endearingly tend to call June-uary.
Ever since last year’s unsuccessful summit attempt on Mount Rainier, we’ve had our eye on Washington’s tallest, and arguably most famous mountain.
This spring we started brewing plans again. After numerous doodle polls, availability changes, adjustments for our ridiculously low-snow winter, we finally nailed down a crew and timeline: Brad, Kyle, Jarrod, Kaytlyn, and I planned to go up the weekend of June 20th, weather conditions permitting.
Ever since Katy got her first taste of volcanos when we climbed Mt. Hood a couple years ago, we’ve been meaning to have a proper ‘Volcano Season’.
This year, with the low snow year and an itch to get some spring/summer skiing in, we laser sights on ascents and ski-descents on some of Washington’s snowy, glaciated high points.
18 Miles of fun! An out and back on the PCT from Snoqualmie Pass to right before the drop to Joe Lake.
First 9 miles = I had major LBS and legs wouldn’t wake up. Read more →